MISDESCRIPTIONS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

misdescriptions

noun

plural of misdescription

as in misconstructions

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Noun

Many, maybe even most, of these negative views of athletics held by my colleague and others are based on misconceptions.

— Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
There are plenty of opinions about the new class of drugs, some of which are backed up by facts or misconceptions.

— Bo Evans, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of misconceptions

Noun

There, the discovery of a spacecraft and additional extraterrestrials transforms their chase into a simple struggle for survival, as what began as a series of understandable misjudgments spirals into a tragedy of cosmic scale.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
CFOs should lead difficult conversations about earlier misjudgments while identifying more realistic payback horizons.

— Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of misjudgments

Noun

There are several misinterpretations of what a chance of precipitation means.

— Lance Schulteis, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The researchers say the inability of LLMs to provide the correct location is an inherent flaw that arises from training biases or from misinterpretations of instructions within the current context.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Definition of misinterpretations

Noun

Arendt herself complicated matters by calling it journalism instead of philosophy, which added to the misunderstandings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Clear, descriptive communication with your doctor helps prevent those misunderstandings.

— Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of misunderstandings

Noun

Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.

— Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.

— Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

Definition of misapprehensions

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